00:00This is what's at stake, the trophy of this P1.
00:05Tino Livak, last time he stood in the final, he was playing with Leo Augsburger.
00:11That was all the way back in 2023 when they made two of them together.
00:15Gonza Alfonso, of course, stood in two last year.
00:18But that was with Tolito Aguirre at Gijón and at Cancún in the P2s.
00:22But, of course, that was with pretty much all of the other top players missing.
00:28But, top seed of the tournament, Lebron and Augsburger have not had a simple path to the final.
00:38They've fought through plenty.
00:40Two three-setters against Manu Castaño and Paul Hernández,
00:44as well as against Maxi Arce and Juan Tello,
00:46but here they are looking to make it their second title of the season after Brussels.
00:52This is the first time as a pair that they've made two finals in three tournaments' time.
00:58also reaching it back in Milan.
01:01All season long, Tino Livak has surface.
01:18Auxburger.
01:22You'll see a lot of volleys, Leo Augsburger, when he's standing at the back, lovely lob from Juan Lebron.
01:38Little long, the lob from Gonza Alfonso.
01:44Yes, I think the dynamics here for Lebron and Leo is to play a lot of lobs there to Gonza,
01:52because it's an easier ball to defend than the smash from Livak, which is a much more dangerous player.
01:58But also Gonza and Tino will try to make Leo stay back and defend a lot.
02:08Tino thought about it, but saw that that lob was glass-bound.
02:29Look at this transition from Lebron, just incredible how he does the step forward in places that volley love to
02:37the corner of Tino.
02:39Perfect.
02:40Perfect.
02:41He was executed to perfection.
02:43Of course he did.
02:43I mean, he is at those recoveries.
02:46One of the best, if not the best.
02:49One of the many strings to Leo's bow.
02:52One of the many strings to Leo who is over there, who is not the best, who is not the
02:52best.
02:55Oh, dearie me, dearie, dearie me, Leo.
03:03Freepoints.com
03:23Nice get from Alex Burtiger
03:25Good lob from Tino
03:29Here comes Alex Burtiger again
03:34Yes he pops it out
03:36Wow the boomerang
03:38The elasticity
03:39Of the wrist
03:41Of the wrist rather
03:42Of Alex Burtiger
03:43To pop this out
03:45I mean
03:45How does he generate the power so quickly
03:49I don't know
03:51It's insane
04:08Good couple of volleys here well held
04:14Bomba
04:15And there comes the bomba
04:17From Tino
04:18Big time smash and a big time moment
04:21From the youngster
04:25Very brave there
04:26Because it was a start point
04:27A break point
04:29Leo was at the net
04:39It was close but
04:45He did
04:46Actually think it
04:48Might be out anyway
04:49Got another first serve
04:50Libak
04:51Nope
04:52No good from Tino Libak
04:56More break points now
04:57On the serve
04:59Of the 10 seats
05:02They were playing really well
05:04They were
05:0630-15
05:08And with two easy mistakes
05:10They're offering a break point
05:13To Leo and Juan
05:18What a drop shot from Tino
05:21That is ice cold
05:23From Libak
05:25Wow
05:33That the lobs
05:34That he's not arriving well
05:35To the lobs
05:36They play to him
05:37So he plays the easy bandeja
05:38He cannot smash
05:45Oh it's so interesting
05:46To hear what both coaches
05:48Seeing in this match
05:50And there Lebron
05:51Even the soft hands of Juan Lebron
05:53Can kick that one in
05:57What happens to everyone
06:09And he sends it back
06:13Undercooked smash
06:15And Tino
06:17Puts himself and Gonza
06:19In a great position
06:21Lebron first finding back
06:22Then undercooking a smash
06:24And he's got to be careful now
06:36Lebron
06:37No
06:38No
06:38No
06:44Yeah
06:44Now they play
06:45Two balls low
06:47They got them closer
06:48To the net
06:48And then play
06:49The fast low up there
06:50And
06:52Lebron wasn't able
06:53To lift that smash
06:55Oh my gosh
07:01Ivak scoops it up
07:03Now it's about to go
07:04Yeah
07:04No one's gonna get on this
07:05Hang on
07:06What?
07:06He's gonna have to do it again
07:08Oh
07:09And he goes gingerly instead
07:15I mean what a recovery
07:17From Gonza
07:22Oh it was Tino
07:25No it was Gonza
07:26Who ran out there
07:27No it was Gonza
07:27It was Gonza
07:28Yeah
07:29God
07:40Yeah
07:46Nothing, nothing.
07:54Nothing.
08:05Nothing, nothing.
08:08Atrás, in a bra.
08:21Really good pressure now from Limac and Alfonso.
08:25Yeah, they're forcing Leo to stay at the back.
08:28They don't want Leo to do steps forward and go to the net,
08:31so they're playing really well at him through the middle of the court,
08:35then to his corner, so he doesn't have the chance to go to the counterattack.
08:46LeBron straightaway goes for another smash and Limac couldn't make up that kind of ground in time.
08:523-0 as we switch sides in the tiebreak.
09:00Look how he's falling backwards and still he does an amazing smash.
09:22Oh, LeBron let it go, thinking it might have gone out in its state by the tiniest of margins.
09:28Here's Livac.
09:32Making Augsburger turn around, making Augsburger defend, which he does so well,
09:37and LeBron hits it out. Second set point defended as well.
09:41What a swing.
09:46Oh, look at that.
09:47Real Madrid goalkeeper, Steve-O Courtois in attendance.
09:52We've seen plenty of good saves in this match.
09:57Wow, another real footballing legend, Andres Iniesta.
10:02And of course, hurt my country of the Netherlands.
10:14Where's that going?
10:16Where's that going?
10:18We're going.
10:26LeBron being moved around.
10:29Blocking the vibra.
10:31Hands to get to that, as has Leo Augsburger.
10:36Look at this.
10:37Everyone just being moved around all the time.
10:39Augsburger gets it off his feet.
10:41Impressive defending from LeBurger here.
10:45Augsburger up high.
10:47Alfonso goes to LeBron instead.
10:49Lobbing Leo.
10:51And Leo just making that ball disappear from Love 30.
10:56The response from LeBron and from Leo Augsburger.
11:03At this point, Leo and Juan were everywhere.
11:07And what a finish from Leo.
11:13Just makes it seem so easy to smash.
11:29I mean, these two are being so aggressive right now that it's almost impossible to get out.
11:32I mean, these two are being so aggressive right now that it's almost impossible to get out.
11:45out of defense.
11:57There he is.
11:59There he is.
11:59Alfonso.
12:00With a big, big salida.
12:03Gonzalo Alfonso has now plucked two out of two smashes from Augsburger.
12:08Your Red Bull out of the court moment here.
12:11Bang, says Gonzalo.
12:18Yeah, I mean, the volley to the middle before that, he buried that ball into the middle of the court.
12:24And the pop out, it's just amazing.
12:38Now transitioning.
12:40Oh, the drop shot won't go.
12:424-3 then, LeBron and Augsburger.
12:44And Juan LeBron appreciating the wizardry there from Gonzalo Alfonso.
12:49Game-recognizing game here.
12:51Let's have another look at this.
12:54Brilliance.
12:54But then the follow-up was not quite there.
13:00He was a little bit unlucky there when the ball tussed the net.
13:02It gave a little bit more time to LeBron.
13:27Here we go.
13:29And they have it.
13:34Previous serve game, there was a breakpoint for LeBron and for Augsburger.
13:38Now it's LeBron and Alfonso.
13:40That could be a massive swing in the match.
13:43Instead of 5-3 up, they could be 5-4 down here.
13:48LeBron.
13:51Si te gusta, he goes through it.
13:53Is Tino there?
13:55Yes, but out.
13:59So brave from LeBron.
14:14A lot of rebound on that.
14:16What a passing shot, Juan LeBron.
14:18With the softest of hands again.
14:21Opens up an angle that only he could see and that only he could execute.
14:34And when they have the easy ball, they have to do a good look.
14:48And then Alfonso sends it back to the body of Juan LeBron.
14:54I mean, this is what we call an excellent lob.
14:57That too.
15:12Oh, and here's a little gift from Leo.
15:28A reward for Tino and Gonza, who have been fighting so much each point.
15:34They've had three breakpoints in the entire matchup until this moment.
15:39And they take this one straight away.
15:426-5, unforced error from Leo Augsburger.
15:48Let's go, Leo.
15:50Let's go.
15:51Let's go.
15:53Let's go.
15:53Let's go.
15:54Let's go.
15:55Let's go.
15:56Let's go.
15:58Let's go.
15:58Let's go.
16:01Let's go.
16:01Too risky of a return, I think.
16:27Lebron with the high and deep lob. Alfonso didn't even think about smashing it now.
16:33Well left, Augsburger. Lebron into the net again, Juan Lebron.
16:48Dead points here.
16:58And they take the first one. He lets fly. Dino Livak dispatches the lob and we're going to the third,
17:07folks. This isn't over yet.
17:15Love game. What a volley.
17:18That'll settle a lot of nerves here.
17:26I really think that both pairs are attacking really well. They're being very aggressive when they're at the net.
17:31Serving great first serves, good first volleys, smashing when they have to smash.
17:36I think the difference really is that one of the pairs had a little bit of a breaking concentration.
17:56All over Alfonso.
17:59Lost all control there of the ball.
18:01road 24.
18:10Alfonso, just such an unbelievably tricky and unpredictable player.
18:17One more break points.
18:27no no the smash from lebron is no good look like an easy one
18:36it looked like an easy one and that is a massive massive missed opportunity
18:52Lebron again Leibach again oh missed touch Augsburger from the other way at the
19:00court from the Cupra all the way and Leibach finds the backhand volley finish
19:05well that's gonna be some kind of record for the furthest recovery from the
19:10court Augsburger is almost out of shot here
19:18look at this behind the ball boy the ball boy has to duck out of the
19:32Alfonso Brady goes for it and Leo Augsburger sends it back with a big big salida
19:40felt like that was always a probability more than a possibility when Alfonso goes
19:47to report dress here big big red bull out the court moment for Augsburger love
19:5232 points away now from the title
20:01three perfect points two two perfect points sorry and they're two points away
20:12Lebron looked for a pop out but Augsburger in all kinds of trouble there on the turn around
20:17on the turn around and Tino gets one back
20:23amazing Tino how he hit again the Chiquita and he defended that ball passing Lebron I mean the
20:30recovery from from Augsburger was amazing but
20:49Tino
20:55could have gone for it and wow wow Gonzalo Alfonso how on earth
21:02what's on earth I mean wizardry this guy's crazy absolute wizardry from Gonzalo Alfonso at a match point
21:18they thought it was over but no it's not it's juice
21:34hitting everything with so much pace here
21:38and there you have it it's there for Juan Lebron and Leo Augsburger game set match and the Dubai P1
21:47is theirs
21:50Lebron Augsburger champions of the P1 their second title of the season it's been a long time coming
21:58but finally they drag one over the line
22:01Tino and Gonza fought until the bitter end and left their mark on this final but it could only be
22:08one by one
22:09and today it goes to the men in purple it goes to Leo Augsburger and Juan and Lobo Lebron
22:21it's a match I think they they went from less to more on their level they had a little break
22:31at the
22:32beginning of the first set and then at the end of the second set where they made a few enforced
22:37errors
22:38but overall during the whole match they were very consistent very aggressive when they were at the net
22:42and this set was just played at an outstanding level
22:51it's a match that we kind of have to recover from for a little bit
23:01and with uh all the ups and downs all the trials and tribulations that uh
23:08uh have gone through
23:13they've got to be oh so happy to finally
23:18seven months later almost win their second one of the season
23:36Alfonso hitting all these ground strokes with pace and then finally
23:39they've got to be switching the angle was uh Leo Augsburger the backhand volley to the fence
23:46to close it out
23:57look at that
24:03they had the opportunity they had the pressure because they knew number ones and number twos were
24:08playing they had the pressure to win this tournament and obviously the opportunity and
24:14they they kept their level up and even though they played hard matches they played three setters
24:21they ended up winning the tournament and and taking the trophy home
24:24coming in who reached the final ladies and gentlemen your runners-up are paula jose maria and bia gonzález
24:58ladies you played with brilliance and brought out the best in one another and tonight you truly
25:03won the hearts of dubai
25:39gentlemen you made the champions earn every single point tonight a final like this needs two
25:45amazing teams and you were certainly one of them
25:54and martina calvo
25:57and martina calvo
26:24these ladies have been setting the standard all week
26:28and tonight they proved it the title is yours
26:34one more time from claudia fernandez and martina calvo
26:39tonight forward their names are part of
26:42i'maar dubai premier panel p1's history and they are
26:45one more time from claudia leandro roman oxberger and juan lebron
26:50london
27:18london
27:28Two, one!
27:55Ladies and gentlemen, Amar Dubai Premier Paddle B1 2026, these are your champions!
